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I have found amplification Nirvana

#61
31HZ said:
Sweet rig. Being satisfied with your rig is a great feeling.

I'm 45 (with a 6yo son) and even though I work out hard (and ran a marathon last year) I am finding it a bit tougher every year to schlep the heavy stuff.
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just turned 46 yesterday, and I"m looking at downsizing my head partly for weight reasons..
 
#63
Fletz said:
I have been playing for 30 years. I am finally in a cover band that I really like. We do all 90s alternative (STP, Green Day, GodSmack, Soul Asylum, etc). I was playing a Fender Rumble 500 combo and while it was loud enough (with the additional 115 extension cab), it just sounded "meh." I found a great deal on a GK RBI 1001 here on the boards after test driving one at Guitar Center (really, the only thing they are good for any more). So I started playing that with the Rumble 115. I quickly sold the 500 combo and got a 410 Rumble to match the stack. This thing is loud and with character from my Sansamp BDDI pedal, it was exactly my dream tone. Since my GK is in a rack case, I thought, why not get the Sansamp RBI (other than the fact that its $300)? So, I did that, took the BDDI off the pedal board along with the tuner, reinstalled my Fender rack mounted tuner and put it all in a rolly SKB rack case. It looks great - let's admit that kinda matters - and more importantly, the subtle controlability of the RBI gives me even better sound. I love it. I love the Rumble cabs - they are light enough for a 44 year old bassist to lug around. I love the GK headroom. And the rolling case makes it very manageable. There is also more room in this case, so I can reduce my baggage. (Not emotional baggage, just bass crap.... ;) )

Here's a picture my 5 year old daughter took of me in the garage with it yesterday:

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here's mine
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#65
friendlybass said:
Hows that 115? I'm considering a pair for my beatable rig
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I have a pair of the rumble 115 v3s. They are solid and sound fantastic. I've gigged them numerous times, always together. Theses cabs are not boomy or subby' sounding as a lot of times are attributed to 15s. They have tight bass, smooth (almost smokey) mids and the highs are spectacular. As good a cab as I've ever played through. You will love them, and they look very cool with the vintage styling. A+
 
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#66
Jeb said:
I have a pair of the rumble 115 v3s. They are solid and sound fantastic. I've gigged them numerous times, always together. Theses cabs are not boomy or subby' sounding as a lot of times are attributed to 15s. They have tight bass, smooth (almost smokey) mids and the highs are spectacular. As good a cab as I've ever played through. You will love them, and they look very cool with the vintage styling. A+
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Yeah man I got to try a friends and I looove em. After I get some stuff paid off these will definitely be in the mail. We A/B'd em with his v3 500 head and my v2 350, also against 2 of the new 210 cabs and they are aaaaaawesome
 
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Jeb said:
I have a pair of the rumble 115 v3s. They are solid and sound fantastic. I've gigged them numerous times, always together. Theses cabs are not boomy or subby' sounding as a lot of times are attributed to 15s. They have tight bass, smooth (almost smokey) mids and the highs are spectacular. As good a cab as I've ever played through. You will love them, and they look very cool with the vintage styling. A+
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Smokey mids... I just spent the last few minutes youtubing Jean Harlow because of that.
 
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